Six word Saturday

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 The tents were up- show time!

The row of white tents transform the riverside

The row of white tents transform the riverside

Whenever there’s a fair or an event, a sea of little white tents mushroom along the riverside at Tavira.  Usually it’s confined to one bank of the river, alongside the gardens.  When I saw tents lining both river banks, I knew something big was happening.  The second Mediterranean Diet Fair had come to town!

Time to eat healthy!

Time to eat healthy!

Some of the products on display didn’t quite fit with my idea of healthy eating, but it’s all about selling as much as you can of locally produced goods.  You’ll see what I mean.

With a sweet thing or two

Anyone got a sweet tooth?

As the sun goes down the atmosphere builds

As the sun goes down the atmosphere builds

The tents look so cute
But most people just want to eat!
Maybe sample a little chocolate?
I tasted- it was delicious!
And of course there’s cake!
And more cake!
And you’re bound to try the ginja liqueur, in a chocolate cup

It’s not just food.  There are all kinds of things to buy.  Owls, for instance!

Anyone have a weakness for owls?

Anyone have a weakness for owls?

In cork?
Or as tealights?
The cork was used for larger products too

The cork was used for larger products too

And some strange things!

And there were some rather strange things!

The local shopkeepers are not always so keen on these events.  They take away precious customers.  But most people are happy to browse a little.

Casa das Portas is ever popular

Casa das Portas is ever popular

 

And Karisma always looks very inviting
With its pretty ceramic tiles
The chimneys are very popular tile patterns
But l especially liked this piece! How about you?

I hope you enjoyed your Saturday browse round the shops and stalls.  The fair was accompanied by entertainment every evening too.  What a treat!  The Eastern Algarve usually is, I find.

Don’t forget to play Six word Saturday will you?  Cate at Show My Face is our hostess and will tell you the ‘rules’.  Have a happy weekend!

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      1. That’s two of us, then…. The weather here has been quite good, admittedly, but my mood will go down when I’m fatigued. Instead of doing ‘must do’ things, I have been catching up on blogs, seeing a few friends and reading (currently Cutting for Stone, a beautifully written book). I’m beginning to feel more human!

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    2. Tish, do you have a second blog? I’m always returned to the same post and presume it’s because you’re busy with your writing? But then I thought I might be missing a trick? I have a habit of that. 😦

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    1. I love that table too, Indah. 🙂 I didn’t see a price on it but I was eyeing up the elephant and the donkey. I like to buy cork goods because the industry isn’t so affluent as it once was with all the screw top wine bottles around.

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  14. Down the road from where I live, there’s a monthly Growers’ Market every first Saturday.

    It isn’t a real growers’ market, but manned by retailers who’ve bought from growers. The prices are appalling !
    Yours looks like more fun ! 🙂

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    1. How did you do that, Mrs. M? Post a photo into my comments? You’re way too clever for me (but I still like you anyway 🙂 )
      These food prices are good. They have to be or the locals wouldn’t buy. I didn’t check on the goods so much.

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      2. If you really want to know I’ll willingly tell you. It’s simple. 🙂
        Here in Sydney, we’re all such wankers that we buy the produce, regardless. :-\

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      4. I think it’s because we want to be seen as rich wankers. I can see no other reason to pay around AUD8 for a loaf of (as ever !) sourdough bread.

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    1. I have a blogging friend who collects them, Viv, and they were largely for her benefit, but I thought the cork ones were cute. I very much approve of the use of cork in manufactuing because the Algarve has yards of it and it’s not used as much for corks worldwide now. 🙂

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